Archive for January, 2008
The Ministry of Today
Many times we look toward getting to the field and in the midst of being consumed with tomorrow, we forget about today. Notice a few verses dealing with today.
Mark 6:11 - Give us this day our daily bread.
Proverbs 27:1 - Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
James [...]
Discipleship
I am praying that God would use you to raise up other missionaries in your travels. As you are being discipled (all of us should be learning) that you would also learn how to disciple another. These quotes are powerful but good.
Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sometimes we don’t need [...]
A Resource for making Contacts
This was sent to me by missionary Ron Link. This may help with new contacts as you are setting up meetings. May God bless you greatly as you serve Him.
I have a great new tool that I wanted to tell you about, and if you think it is worthy, you can pass this along [...]
Wonderful Meeting
What a powerful meeting we had at University Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA last night.
Pastor Gary Ledford allowed us to take some young men with us and I let them lead the singing and preach. Trent Cornwell, youth pastor of Vision Baptist Church, preached an outstanding message that truly stirred our hearts. There [...]
Thoughts from a Friend
A friend of mine, Trent Cornwell, was talking with me today and I thought I would share some of the things we discussed. I pray they will challenge you as they did me.
Ignorant worship is worship prompted by the idea that God needs something from us. This is a huge mistake. When Jesus says [...]
Ambition
The word ambition comes from a Latin word that means, campaigning for promotion. It would be like a candidate trying to get votes.
In the day and age in which we live, a self serving ambition is filling our ranks. A desire to campaign for positions, meetings, support or power. I have been in one too [...]
Samuel Brengle and Leadership
It has been stated that one of the greatest things missing from our generation is strong, spiritual leadership. It my reading, I came across this quote that challenged my heart. I pray it does the same for you.
Samuel Brengle, a gifted leader who served for many years in the Salvation Army, outlined the road [...]
What are you seeking?
I have just begun studying the life of a man named Baruch. I do not know much about him, so I thought I would look into his life. One of the things that Jeremiah told this man in Jer. 45:5 was, “And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not:…”
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Swift to Hear
In my Bible reading this week, I came through the book of James. In chapter one verse nineteen, James tells us to be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
When you are around a conversation are you o.k. with just sitting there listening? Do you feel an incredible urge to jump [...]
Pride
As I was looking over some articles dealing with revival, I came across some penetrating questions.
1. Is it difficult to confess my sin to God? Yes or No
2. Do I find it hard to ask forgiveness from my family or acquaintanceswhen I sin against them? Yes or No
3. Is it hard for me to admit [...]